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# Drug deaths

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Report highlights increase in deaths involving street tablets in Ireland
Almost 800 people died from drug use in 2017, new figures show
736 people died directly as a result of drugs in 2016
HSE offers training in treatment that can reverse drug overdoses
Drug-related deaths: 62% increase in fatalities over ten-year period
'Major concern' as two men die of suspected overdoses within days of each other
Joan Burton defends new death certs after 'hidden suicide' claims
Estonia has the highest number of drug deaths in Europe. But why?
Over 47,500 killed in Mexican drug wars
Ireland has one of Europe's highest levels of drugs fatalities